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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You do realize that some people (teens too) are getting addicted to opiates under the care of a doctor. They are not taking the drug recreationally, they are taking it for pain and become addicted. [/quote]

Yes, this was discussed earlier.  But you're not arguing that private school and high school kids are all addicted because they had some sort of long term chronic pain managed by prescribed opioids right?  Because the vast majority of them are using it recreationally.[/quote]

I know a few addicts since my niece is one and all her current friends (that she met in group) are all addicts.

I don't know 1 that started the drugs for recreational use. All of them started with a prescription from a doctor and none of them could stop when the pain stopped.  Each had mental healthy issues before their injuries so they were especially prone to addiction, but not one of them just bought a pill from somebody at school for the fun of it. They got addicted from their legal prescription and could not stop.

Maybe her specific group is geared towards this situation, but i don't think so. [/quote]

I am glad you brought up the mental health angle.  It is big.  There are estimates that people who have been abused are 20 times more likely to have an addiction (this includes alcohol) than those who do not.  Add in those self-medicating for untreated/undertreated anxiety, depression, and bipolar, as well as physical pain.  I agree that mental health is a huge fator between those who get a scrip and don't even finish it and those who find every way possible to continue getting the drugs when the script runs out.[/quote]

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